Posted by zedlav at ip68-101-224-121.sd.sd.cox.net on August 18, 2003 at 02:59:05:
In Reply to: Pull up a seat sonny posted by Heather~New and Improved! on August 18, 2003 at 02:52:25:
: Ok let me start by saying i was a very healthy kid, only had one childhood disease, measles, and was the only one not to get chickenpox in my entire classroom in 3rd grade, i did not even have the flu until i was in 4th grade.
: so let me tell ya a little story..
: when i was 15, i got out an old sleeping bag and washed it, apparently it had stowaways and survivors because i had like 20 spiderbites on my legs after i used it.
: no big deal right?
: WRONG!
: apparently ni am a freak and instead of only having reactions to poisonous spiders ALL spider bites make me very ill
: nearly fricking died!
: i was sick and in bed for months!
: ok.. recovered slowly, from those, but never got back my stamina or health
: flash forward to age 21, on a weightloss program that made me malnourished. One day i just lost my voice, felt fine but no voice at all...
: then very quickly i went form cold to bronchitis to Pnuemonia, was sick and in bed two months with that, again did not regain the same stamina i had before the illness, PLUS the next too colds i got rapidly became pneumonia again wihtin a year ans ahalf...
: ok flash forward a few years to the mystery fatigue disease or what i now know is a bunch of smaller problems creating a bigger one.
: i could not bathe myself ppl or care for myuself in anyway at one poitn Scott had to do it all.. Bless him and yall wonder why i am forgiving and loving to the man, he was incredible wehn i was at my worst.
: Anyway, i am semi functional now, still some normal things i cant do like standing and walking much, but i take meds that correct some of the problems
:
: i am 33 and have chronic pattella femoral syndrome, coloitis, gastritis, at risk for ulcer, borderline personality disorder (my particular version has depression, anxiety,hystionics, avoidance, social anxiety, inapporpriate laughing, OCD, panic attacks, low self esteem, poor self image and self mutilation, and this is ON Paxil, before paxil i couldnt even function now i can SOME believe it or not)(i have a link on BPD on my site linked below), arthritis (tho not sure the doctor suspects i have a form that does not show clearly until its advanced, i have all its symptoms and effects tho), my pyloris does not close, i have had my gallbladder removed after 17 years of painful attacks, i am obsese, I still have ance at 33, my periods are irrregular, i am almost 100% going to have fibroid tumors, at risk for breast cancer, have suffered several miscarriages , and i have a toe i smashed in feb of 2002 that still hurts.
: in other words i may be 33 guys but i am an old lady
: oh BTW now that i have divulged all this, since i am now single anyone looking for a date?? :D
Oh..im sorry to here that...I hope you get better and all
btw..yes..yes i am =)